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PAul thompson



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BIO





PAUL THOMPSON

has been playing bass professionally for over 30 years, including recording and touring stints with trumpeter Maynard Ferguson and saxophonist Stanley Turrentine. Performance credits include Hubert Laws, Kurt Elling, Michael Feinstein, Bob James, John Pizzarelli, Phil Woods, Bob Reynolds, Dan Wilson, Sean Jones, and Billy Porter, among others. Currently, he can be seen playing around the Pittsburgh area with the THOTH Trio, the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, in pit orchestras of Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Front Porch Theatricals, PCLO, and Pittsburgh Public Theatre, or performing with some of Pittsburgh's rich Jazz community.



EDUCATOR





Paul has been a guest artist/clinician at Kent State University, Slippery Rock University, West Virginia Wesleyan College among others and is currently an adjunct professor of Jazz Bass at Duquesne University and West Virginia University. He has been an Instrumental Music teacher at his alma mater, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Performing Arts School, since 2005. He also maintains a busy teaching studio of bassists of all ages and levels.ming Arts School.




SCHEDULE






OCTOBER 2025




2


Kingfly Spirits w/ Dave Throckmorton Trio

7 - 10pm

https://www.kingflyspirits.com/events



9


Con Alma w/ THOTH Trio

7 - 10pm

https://www.conalmapgh.com/jazz



10


Golden Age Beer

w/ Mila Shadel

6 - 9pm

https://www.goldenagebeer.com/events



11


Second Saturdays at the Space Upstairs

w/ THOTH Trio

9 - 11pm

https://www.thespaceupstairs.org/second-saturdays



16


OFF THE RECORD!

Byham Theater

8pm

https://www.facebook.com/OffTheRecordPGH/



19


Con Alma w/ George Jones'

LATIN STYLES

5 - 8pm

https://www.conalmapgh.com/jazz



23


Con Alma w/ Dave Throckmorton Quartet

7 - 10pm

https://www.conalmapgh.com/jazz



25


Morgan-Lee Arts Center

w/ the 'Waynetet'

1 - 3pm

https://www.lighthouseartsinc.org/events



26


Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

Emerging Artist Series

w/ Jon DiGiulian (guitar)

Carnegie in Carnegie

3pm

https://carnegiecarnegie.org/event/emerging-artist-jazz-series-jonathan-digiulian/



28


Uptown Jazz Series Concert

w/ Duquesne University Jazz Faculty

Mary Pappert School of Music

7:30pm

https://www.duq.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/music/calendar-of-events/uptown-jazz-series.php



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ALPHABET CITY



BACKING UP JOHN PIZZARELLI



AUGUST WILSON CENTER



PITTSBURGH DRUM EXCHANGE



MCBRIDE'S HOUSE (!)



RONNIE SCOTT'S



MY FAVORITE GIG



PITTSBURGH FIRST NIGHT